Judge denies request to dismiss case against Trinidad man accused of murdering at-risk adult

Judge denies request to dismiss case against Trinidad man accused of murdering at-risk adult

T’Naus Nieto The Chronicle-News Self-defense could be used in upcoming trial, as well as proving if kick was ‘regular force’ or ‘deadly force’ Shawn Dashen, 48, the Trinidad man accused in the homicide of 78-year-old Joseph Gregory Micheal, an “at risk adult,” found himself at the Las Animas County Courthouse Monday, Dec. 8 for his pretrial. The pretrial saw his defense attorney request courts drop the charges against him completely, or lower t…